{
    "title": "CSA Announces Coaching Staff for the 2003 Women\u2019s National Teams",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 19:02:31",
    "published_at": "2002-12-09 10:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/csa-announces-coaching-staff-for-the-2003-womens-national-teams",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/JXFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Ottawa, Ontario \u0096 The Canadian Soccer Association has named the coaching staff of the 2003 Women\u2019s National and Development teams. Ian Bridge will once again lead the U-18 (players born in 1985) National team as they prepare for the CONCACAF qualifications for the FIFA U-19 Women\u2019s World Championshi\u2026",
    "slug": "csa-announces-coaching-staff-for-the-2003-womens-national-teams",
    "body": "<p>Ottawa, Ontario \u0096 The Canadian Soccer Association has named the coaching staff of the 2003 Women&rsquo;s National and Development teams.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bIan Bridge will once again lead the U-18 (players born in 1985) National team as they prepare for the CONCACAF qualifications for the FIFA U-19 Women&rsquo;s World Championship in 2004. Bridge, who has been assistant coach of the Women&rsquo;s World Cup team since 1997, recently assisted Even Pellerud to coach that team as they qualified for the FIFA Women&rsquo;s World Cup to be held next September in China. As head coach of the National U-19 team, Bridge led the youth squad to second place this summer at the FIFA U-19 Women&rsquo;s World Championship.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCoaching the U-17 (1986) National Development team in 2003 will be Lewis Page who was assistant coach of the Women&rsquo;s U-19 team under Bridge. Brian Rosenfeld has been named as Head Coach of the U-16 (1987) National Development team and Jens Kramer will coach the U-15 (1988) National Development team.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bTracy David, coach of the University of Victoria Vikes in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) play, will continue as an assistant coach with the National U-17 Women&rsquo;s team.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b\u0093I am delighted with our coaching staff for the 2003 playing season.\u0094 said Pellerud, National Team Coach and overseer of the Women&rsquo;s program. \u0093We have many fine people involved and the future is exciting.\u0094<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAssistant coaches for the U-15 National Women&rsquo;s Development Teams will be principally chosen from the list of participants who attended the CSA Women&rsquo;s Coaching Symposium held in conjunction with the FIFA U-19 Women&rsquo;s World Championship this past August. Seventeen of the very best \u0093up and coming\u0094 female coaches in Canada attended the four day symposium.</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}